Category: creative writing
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“Awful Culture” and Other Poems by S. Saha
Sandip Saha from India won one award and once finalist in poetry contests in USA. He has published one full length collection of poems and one poetry chapbook, Toast for Women (Oxford, UK, 2021) and is published 75 poems in 30 journals in five countries including India, USA, UK. Artwork by Edward Michael Supranowicz
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“Hold On” A Story by S. Staggs
Sara Staggs is a civil rights attorney and writer. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, two children and three chickens. Artwork by Edward Michael Supranowicz
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Poems by L. Storey
Lou Storey’s writings have been published in The New Yorker, New York Times’ “Tiny Love Stories”, PROEM Journal, Beyond Words Magazine and in various academic journals. He works as a psychotherapist, is committed to anything that tells a story, and lives on the New Jersey coast with his husband Steve. Artwork by Edward Michael Supranowicz
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Call for Submissions: In Parentheses (Volume 7, Issue 1)
The reading period for the next issue of In Parentheses is currently open! We are accepting submissions for our next issue which will be released on July 15th, 2021. The reading period for all submissions will extend until July 5, 2021.
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“Leftover” by A. Guthrie
Andrew S. Guthrie was born in New York City, lived for most of his life in Boston, Massachusetts, moved to Hong Kong in 2005. His artist edition “Broken Records: 1960 -1969” was collected by The Brooklyn Museum of Art in 2010 and his cultural history Paul’s Records was released through Blacksmith Books in October 2015.…
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“Joanne and Aurèle Making Out” and Other Poems by J. Irwin
Jones Irwin teaches Philosophy and Education in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He has published original monographs on philosophy and aesthetics. He has published poetry most recently in Poetry London, Showbear Family Circus, Passengers Journal, Plainsongs, The Dewdrop and Cathexis Northwest Press.
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“Break a Colander” and Other Poems by P. M. Chatelain
Phillipe Martin Chatelain is the Founder and Managing Editor of In Parentheses. He holds a Masters Degree in Poetry from The New School and earned a B.A. from Boston University. He writes as someone in the tradition of the urban troubadour or the flaneur–wandering, taking notes. He is a poet from New York City who…
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“Oppidan fraternities of Helsinki snow” by V. S. Rakenduvadhana
V. S. Rakenduvadhana is an Indian writer, poet and visual artist based in Helsinki. Her diurnal energies are mostly devoted to her work as a neuroscientist. While pursuing her scientific quests, she has had a lifelong nocturnal affair with art, philosophy and music in its many forms. Her poetry, fiction and visual art works are…
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“The Pacifier” by V. S. Rakenduvadhana
V. S. Rakenduvadhana is an Indian writer, poet and visual artist based in Helsinki. Her diurnal energies are mostly devoted to her work as a neuroscientist. While pursuing her scientific quests, she has had a lifelong nocturnal affair with art, philosophy and music in its many forms. Her poetry, fiction and visual art works are…
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“Wydzial Chemii Sala 232” by V. S. Rakenduvadhana
V. S. Rakenduvadhana is an Indian writer, poet and visual artist based in Helsinki. Her diurnal energies are mostly devoted to her work as a neuroscientist. While pursuing her scientific quests, she has had a lifelong nocturnal affair with art, philosophy and music in its many forms. Her poetry, fiction and visual art works are…